Inside the Players' Tent

Bill Strickland is â?~living the dream' that is part of the romance and myth that fascinates the rest of the world about Southern California. His book gives a rare insider's view of the insular world of Professional Beach Volleyball, as it follows the ups and downs of his second full season in the Main Draw of the AVP Tour. It is a world of hot sand, hot women and fierce competition. The top teams take home Gold Medals and up to $100,000 in prize money for a single tournament, while the rest sacrifice everything to chase their elusive dreams of beach immortality, all the while bottoming out their bank accounts. Things can get rough, but off the court the camaraderie this sport breeds is constantly on display, and there is no better demonstration of this than Inside the Players' Tent. This book is a very honest account of one player's experience as he claws his way through a full season on the AVP Tour.